Last week, a few lucky women from the MAWP program got to attend an event offered by Chicago Women in Publishing. Among them was Rhiannon Falzone, who was generous enough to write about what she learned at the event and share it with the rest of us in a very detailed guest post. You can…Continue reading Lessons from Chicago Women in Publishing: Guest Post by Rhiannon Falzone
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Welcome to the World of Publishing: Guest Post by Zhanna Vaynberg
Today we bring you a very special guest post from Zhanna Vaynberg, a second-year M.A.W.P. student. You may recognize Zhanna’s name from several Student News spots on Ex Libris because she’s gotten a few pieces published this past year. Now she’s here to tell us what she’s learned from these first forays into the wide…Continue reading Welcome to the World of Publishing: Guest Post by Zhanna Vaynberg
Call for Papers, DePaul Performances, and more
It’s Valentine’s Day, and you know what that means: a free reading by Haki Madhubuti and Amina Gautier at the Lincoln Park campus! Join us from 6-8 p.m. in room 103 of the Arts & Letters Hall for this great event co-sponsored by African and Black Diaspora Studies and the Department of English! *** The…Continue reading Call for Papers, DePaul Performances, and more
Calls for Submissions from Chicago Writer’s Association & Emanations Anthology
The next quarterly edition of the Chicago Writers Association‘s online magazine, The Write City, is due out next month and all are invited to submit short stories, poetry, features, journal entries, interviews, bios, or anything else, even if you are not a member of the CWA. The Write City Magazine is available via the CWA…Continue reading Calls for Submissions from Chicago Writer’s Association & Emanations Anthology
EGSA Spring Conference Call for Submissions & More
Today we are happy to announce the 3rd Annual English Graduate Student Association (EGSA) Spring Conference and its call for papers. This isn’t your ordinary conference announcement and call for papers; the EGSA Spring Conference is held each year at DePaul, organized by DePaul English graduate students involved in EGSA, and features DePaul students as…Continue reading EGSA Spring Conference Call for Submissions & More
Spotlight on: The Guild Literary Complex
Andrea Pelose is a second-year MAWP student and Marketing Director for the Guild Literary Complex, among other things. In today’s guest post, Andrea shares her experiences in the Guild Complex with us and explains how (and why!) to get involved. As grad students, we’ve mastered the art of busy. We have workshop pieces to write,…Continue reading Spotlight on: The Guild Literary Complex
Hannah Pittard Reading, Call for Papers from Purdue, SLS Writing Contest, and DFI Fellowship Information
Join us this THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 at 6 p.m., for a reading by DePaul’s own Professor Hannah Pittard at the DePaul University Bookstore at 1 East Jackson in the Loop. Prof. Pittard wrote the critically acclaimed novel, The Fates Will Find Their Way. She is also the winner of the 2006 Amanda Davis Highwire Fiction…Continue reading Hannah Pittard Reading, Call for Papers from Purdue, SLS Writing Contest, and DFI Fellowship Information
Join The Writer’s Guild and Learn the Language of Student Organizations!
Today we have two announcements from our friends and classmates at the University Center for Writing-based Learning about some great new opportunities to improve your writing– and your student organization– this Winter Quarter. Now that Winter Quarter is underway, it’s time for the return of The Writers Guild, DePaul’s student creative writing group! The Writer’s…Continue reading Join The Writer’s Guild and Learn the Language of Student Organizations!
Certificate in Teaching English in the Two-Year College Info Session and Upcoming Career Events
Special update! It has just been confirmed that the guest writers on tomorrow’s DePaul Student Writers Show are English graduate students Bethany Brownholtz and Michael Van Kerckhove. Tune in to hear them read their work on Radio DePaul, radio.depaul.edu, this Friday from 10:00-11:00 a.m. *** Current students, are you interested in an internship at a…Continue reading Certificate in Teaching English in the Two-Year College Info Session and Upcoming Career Events
Norton Girault Literary Prize, Superstition Review, and Anobium Books
The MFA Creative Writing Program of Old Dominion University and Barely South Review are pleased to announce The Norton Girault Literary Prize Inaugural 2012 Competition is now open The Norton Girault Literary Prize will be offered in 2012 for FICTION (annual prize will alternate among Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction genres)– one prize will go to a…Continue reading Norton Girault Literary Prize, Superstition Review, and Anobium Books
Submit to Threshold and DePaul Radio Student Writer Showcase
It’s that time of year– time to send in your writing to Threshold. See the following message from Threshold editor Meredith Boe for more information including how and when to submit: Threshold is DePaul’s literary and arts journal in its 32nd year. It is student-produced and features outstanding work from DePaul students. It is a…Continue reading Submit to Threshold and DePaul Radio Student Writer Showcase
Scholarships, Conferences, Contests and More
It’s January 4th, and only the second day of the quarter, so chances are your brand new calendars are still looking pretty blank. Not for much longer! Today on Ex Libris we have a good long list of deadlines to write down, whether you’re looking for contests, scholarships, publications, or conferences. So get out your…Continue reading Scholarships, Conferences, Contests and More